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A. Yea it makes me feel slimmer on the top and longer, never thought about that before but yea Q. I wonder why that is, is it because of that length, or because everything is quite slim, not a lot going RQ«
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A. I usually wear if I was going out at night, I would put on a big necklace, big short necklace, so drawing attention to high chest, distracting from bust
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A. Feels different, other on bias, this is comfortable, but has leather, aware of it, softens after wear. Split across back, and buttons/buttonholes, leather yoke at top, opening revealing centre of back, exposing ERG\QRWLQDQ\ZKHUH\RXGRQ¶WZDQWWRVHH\RXFDQWVHHLWVRQRWFRQVFLRXVRILWPRUHULVN\VH[\RUFDQ cover it up or do it up
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Q. Fit through body? A. The body skimming, not tight
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A. Leather makes it more street feeling, easy to cross over Q. How would you wear this?
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A. No I do wear often, but sometimes feel more sloppy in them, or drowning, unless short and wide, but wear something underneath, becomes more like a top
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A. What shape do you think you are?
A. Round Midsection, Straight up and down, but busty
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A. I can wear that too, give it a try
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A. Yea but they fade out because I wash them heaps
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